Display and Frame Structure Thereof
A display and a frame structure thereof are disclosed. The frame structure includes a first sidewall, at least one first convex, and at least one second convex. The first sidewall includes at least one first wall section and at least one second wall section. The first wall section and the second wall section are closely distributed along an extension direction of the first sidewall. The at least one first convex protrudes on a part of an inner surface of the first wall section. The at least one second convex protrudes on a part of an inner surface of the second wall section. A protruding position of the first convex is closer to a wall foot of the first sidewall than a protruding position of the second convex.
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a display, in particular, to a 3D liquid crystal display and a frame structure thereof with a design of rubber frame wall having different widths at different positions to prevent the frame glue between the color filter substrate and the thin-film transistor substrate from being separated by force.
2. Description of the Prior Art
In recent years, with the continuous progress of display technology, the liquid crystal display is mass produced and widely used. It is no doubt that the liquid crystal display has become the mainstream of the flat panel display technology. In addition, because the 3D image contents such as 3D movies and 3D video games are continuously released in the market, the trend that the 3D image display development has entered into the family and personal market from the movie theater is reflected. Therefore, various manufacturers develop and manufacture LCD apparatuses with 3D display function to meet consumer's demand.
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Therefore, a scope of the invention is to provide a display and a frame structure thereof to solve the above-mentioned problems occurred in the prior arts.
An embodiment of the invention is a frame structure. In this embodiment, the frame structure includes a first sidewall, at least one first convex, and at least one second convex. The first sidewall includes at least one first wall section and at least one second wall section. The first wall section and the second wall section are closely distributed along an extension direction of the first sidewall. The at least one first convex protrudes on a part of an inner surface of the first wall section. The at least one second convex protrudes on a part of an inner surface of the second wall section. A protruding position of the first convex is closer to a wall foot of the first sidewall than a protruding position of the second convex.
Another embodiment of the invention is a display. In this embodiment, the display includes a frame structure and a composite panel. The frame structure includes a plurality of sidewalls, a first convex, and a second convex. The plurality of sidewalls encloses an inner space of the frame structure. A first sidewall of the plurality of sidewalls includes a first wall section and a second wall section. The first wall section and the second wall section are closely distributed along an extension direction of the first sidewall. The first convex protrudes on a part of an inner surface of the first wall section. The second convex protrudes on a part of an inner surface of the second wall section. A protruding position of the first convex is closer to a wall foot of the first sidewall than a protruding position of the second convex. The composite panel is enclosed by the frame structure. The composite panel includes a first panel and a second panel. The first panel has a first end surface toward the first convex. The second panel is superimposed on the first panel, and the second panel has a second end surface toward the second convex.
Compared to the prior art, the display and the frame structure thereof disclosed by the invention can effectively disperse the force originally acted on the composite panel of the display by using the design of the rubber frame wall having different widths at different positions, therefore, it can prevent the frame glue between the color filter substrate and the thin-film transistor substrate from being separated by force, and the 3D liquid crystal display can normally display image without anomalies.
The advantage and spirit of the invention may be understood by the following detailed descriptions together with the appended drawings.
A preferred embodiment of the invention is a display. In this embodiment, the display is a liquid crystal display, especially a 3D liquid crystal display with 3D displaying function, but not limited to this case.
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In practical applications, the first panel 341 includes a color filter substrate CF and a thin-film transistor substrate TFT, and the color filter substrate CF is adhered on the thin-film transistor substrate TFT through a frame glue FG. The second panel 342 includes 3D actuation elements such as a liquid crystal polymer lens film LCP, an upper switching unit TS, and a lower switching unit BS to achieve 3D display effect, but not limited to this case. For example, the second panel 342 can be also a touch module or other devices.
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The backlight module 36 includes a light guiding plate 360, an optical plate set 361, a frame 362, a backlight source 363, and a reflecting plate 364. The light guiding plate 360 and the backlight source 363 are adjacently disposed above the frame 362. The backlight source 363 emits lights into the light guiding plate 360. The optical plate set 361 is disposed above the light guiding plate 360. In this embodiment, the optical plate set 361 includes four layers of optical plate 3611˜3614, and they are an upper diffusion film 3611, an upper prism film 3612, a lower prism film 3613, and a lower diffusion film 3614 respectively from top to bottom, but not limited to this case.
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In this embodiment, the first panel 341 has a first end surface E1 toward the first convex A1 and the second panel 342 has a second end surface E2 toward the first concave V1. If the distance between the first end surface E1 of the first panel 341 and the first convex A1 is d1, and the distance between the second end surface E2 of the second panel 342 and the first concave V1 is D1, then it is preferred that D1 is 2˜3 times of the d1, but not limited to this case.
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In this embodiment, the first panel 341 has the first end surface E1 toward the second concave V2 and the second panel 342 has the second end surface E2 toward the second convex A2. If the distance between the first end surface E1 of the first panel 341 and the second concave V2 is D2, and the distance between the second end surface E2 of the second panel 342 and the second convex A2 is d2, then it is preferred that D2 is 2˜3 times of the d2, but not limited to this case.
It should be noticed that larger deformation is easily generated on the central part of the display 3 due to its poorer rigidity. In order to prevent this drawback, the distance dl between the first end surface E1 of the first panel 341 and the first convex A1 shown in the A-A′ cross-section of the display 3 of
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In addition, it is preferred that the third wall section WP3 and the fourth wall section WP4 of the second sidewall SW4 are symmetrically arranged, the third wall section WP3 of the second sidewall SW4 and the first wall section WP1 of the first sidewall SW1 are symmetrically arranged, and the fourth wall section WP4 of the second sidewall SW4 and the second wall section WP2 of the first sidewall SW1 are symmetrically arranged, but not limited to these cases.
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In practical applications, the convexes (the first convex A1, the second convex A2, the third convex A3, and the fourth convex A4) and the concaves (the first concave V1, the second concave V2, the third concave V3, and the fourth concave V4) of the frame structure F can be designed to be different forms based on practical needs, not limited this case.
Another embodiment of the invention is a frame structure. In this embodiment, the frame structure is used in a display. The frame structure includes a first sidewall, at least one first convex, and at least one second convex. The first sidewall includes at least one first wall section and at least one second wall section. The first wall section and the second wall section are closely distributed along an extension direction of the first sidewall. The at least one first convex protrudes on a part of an inner surface of the first wall section. The at least one second convex protrudes on a part of an inner surface of the second wall section. A protruding position of the first convex is closer to a wall foot of the first sidewall than a protruding position of the second convex. As to the detail of the frame structure in this embodiment, please refer to the above-mentioned embodiment, it is not described again here.
Compared to the prior art, the display and the frame structure thereof disclosed by the invention can effectively disperse the force originally acted on the composite panel of the display by using the design of the rubber frame wall having different widths at different positions, therefore, it can prevent the frame glue between the color filter substrate and the thin-film transistor substrate from being separated by force, and the 3D liquid crystal display can normally display image without anomalies.
With the example and explanations above, the features and spirits of the invention will be hopefully well described. Those skilled in the art will readily observe that numerous modifications and alterations of the device may be made while retaining the teaching of the invention. Accordingly, the above disclosure should be construed as limited only by the metes and bounds of the appended claims.
Claims
1. A frame structure, applied in a display, the frame structure comprising: wherein a first protruding position of the first convex is closer to a wall foot of the first sidewall than a second protruding position of the second convex.
- a first sidewall, comprising at least one first wall section and at least one second wall section, the first wall section and the second wall section being closely distributed along an extension direction of the first sidewall;
- at least one first convex, protruding on a part of a first inner surface of the first wall section; and
- at least one second convex, protruding on a part of a second inner surface of the second wall section;
2. The frame structure of claim 1, further comprising a first concave formed on another part of the first inner surface of the first wall section different from the first convex, and the second convex is more protruding than the first concave.
3. The frame structure of claim 2, wherein the first concave and the second convex are adjacent along the extension direction of the first sidewall.
4. The frame structure of claim 1, further comprising a second concave formed on another part of the second inner surface of the second wall section different from the second convex, and the first convex is more protruding than the second concave.
5. The frame structure of claim 4, wherein the second concave and the first convex are adjacent along the extension direction of the first sidewall.
6. The frame structure of claim 1, wherein the second wall section is closer to an end of the first sidewall along the extension direction than the first wall section.
7. The frame structure of claim 6, further comprising a frame covering an outer surface and a wall top of the first sidewall, wherein the outer surface is opposite to the inner surface of the first sidewall, and the wall top is opposite to the wall foot.
8. The frame structure of claim 6, wherein the first convex is more protruding than the second convex.
9. The frame structure of claim 1, wherein the first wall section is closer to an end of the first sidewall along the extension direction than the second wall section.
10. The frame structure of claim 9, further comprising a frame covering an outer surface of the first sidewall and supporting the wall foot from outside, wherein the outer surface is opposite to the inner surface of the first sidewall.
11. The frame structure of claim 9, wherein the second convex is more protruding than the first convex.
12. The frame structure of claim 1, further comprising: wherein a third protruding position of the third convex is closer to the wall foot of the first sidewall than a fourth protruding position of the fourth convex, and the third convex is opposite to the first convex and the fourth convex is opposite to the second convex.
- a second sidewall, opposite to the first sidewall, the second sidewall comprising a third wall section and a fourth wall section closely distributed along an extension direction of the second sidewall;
- a third convex, protruding on a part of a third inner surface of the third wall section; and
- a fourth convex, protruding on a part of a fourth inner surface of the fourth wall section;
13. The frame structure of claim 1, comprising a plurality of first convex, wherein each first convex has different widths along the direction of the first sidewall.
14. The frame structure of claim 1, comprising a plurality of second convex, wherein each second convex has different widths along the direction of the first sidewall.
15. A display, comprising: wherein a first protruding position of the first convex is closer to a wall foot of the first sidewall than a second protruding position of the second convex; and
- a frame structure, comprising: a plurality of sidewalls enclosing an inner space of the frame structure, wherein the plurality of sidewalls comprises a first sidewall, and the first sidewall comprises a first wall section and a second wall section closely distributed along an extension direction of the first sidewall; a first convex, protruding on a part of a first inner surface of the first wall section; and a second convex, protruding on a part of a second inner surface of the second wall section;
- a composite panel, enclosed by the frame structure, the composite panel comprising: a first panel, having a first end surface toward the first convex; and a second panel, superimposed on the first panel, the second panel having a second end surface toward the second convex.
16. The display of claim 15, wherein the frame structure further comprises a first concave formed on another part of the first inner surface of the first wall section different from the first convex and corresponding to the second end surface of the second panel, and the second convex is more protruding than the first concave.
17. The display of claim 16, wherein the first concave and the second convex are adjacent along the extension direction of the first sidewall.
18. The display of claim 16, wherein the distance between the first concave and the second end surface is 2˜3 times of the distance between the first convex and the first end surface.
19. The display of claim 15, wherein the frame structure further comprises a second concave formed on another part of the second inner surface of the second wall section different from the second convex and corresponding to the first end surface of the first panel, and the first convex is more protruding than the second concave.
20. The display of claim 19, wherein the second concave and the first convex are adjacent along the extension direction of the first sidewall.
21. The display of claim 19, wherein the distance between the second concave and the first end surface is 2˜3 times of the distance between the second convex and the second end surface.
22. The display of claim 15, wherein the second wall section is closer to an end of the first sidewall along the extension direction than the first wall section.
23. The display of claim 22, further comprising a frame covering an outer surface and a wall top of the first sidewall, wherein the outer surface is opposite to the inner surface of the first sidewall, and the wall top is opposite to the wall foot, and the frame also partially shelters the outer surface of the second panel.
24. The display of claim 22, wherein the distance between the first convex and the first end surface is smaller than the distance between the second convex and the second end surface.
25. The display of claim 15, wherein the first wall section is closer to an end of the first sidewall along the extension direction than the second wall section.
26. The display of claim 25, further comprising a frame covering an outer surface of the first sidewall and supporting the wall foot from outside, wherein the outer surface is opposite to the inner surface of the first sidewall.
27. The display of claim 25, wherein the distance between the first convex and the first end surface is larger than the distance between the second convex and the second end surface.
28. The display of claim 15, wherein the plurality of sidewalls further comprises: wherein a third protruding position of the third convex is closer to the wall foot of the second sidewall than a fourth protruding position of the fourth convex, and the third convex is opposite to the first convex and the fourth convex is opposite to the second convex; wherein the first panel has a third end surface toward the third convex, and the second panel has a fourth end surface toward the fourth convex.
- a second sidewall, disposed opposite to the first sidewall, the second sidewall comprises a third wall section and a fourth wall section closely distributed along an extension direction of the second sidewall;
- the frame structure further comprises: a third convex, protruding on a part of a third inner surface of the third wall section; and a fourth convex, protruding on a part of a fourth inner surface of the fourth wall section;
29. The display of claim 15, comprising a plurality of first convex, wherein each first convex has different widths along the direction of the first sidewall.
30. The display of claim 15, comprising a plurality of second convex, wherein each second convex has different widths along the direction of the first sidewall.
Type: Application
Filed: May 22, 2012
Publication Date: Jan 24, 2013
Patent Grant number: 8866990
Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION (Hsin-Chu)
Inventor: Wen-Kuo Lo (Hsin-Chu)
Application Number: 13/477,170
International Classification: H05K 7/18 (20060101); H05K 7/00 (20060101);